Laerskool Garsfontein

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LAERSKOOL GARSFONTEIN

Country: South Africa
Campus/location : Garsfontein, Pretoria, Gauteng

Coat of arms (crest) of Laerskool Garsfontein

Official blazon

  • (af)

Wapen: In groen, drie gestengelde goue garsare, oor die stengels heen 'n besant belaai met twee golwende groen streepbalke; 'n trapvormig geknobbelde goue skildhoof.
Wapenspreuk: ALTYD HOER

  • (en)

Arms: Vert, three ears of barley slipped Or, the stalks surmounted by a bezant charged with two barrulets wavy Vert; a chief nowy embattled grady, Or.
Motto: ALTYD HOER

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on August 19, 1983.

The three barley stalks (gars in Afrikaans) and the heraldic fountain are canting elements. The gable (steps) and the motto (meaning Always Higher) refer to the ambition of the school for its pupils.

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